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Le saviez-vous? - La socca, spécialité niçoise

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Socca is a simple dish that you can only find in Nice. A local family business has been serving this delicious, filling pastry made of garbanzo beans for generations. If you're passing through, don't forget to stop by and try it!

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Caption 21 [fr]: tout, euh... tout se passe...
Caption 21 [en]: everything, uh... everything goes...

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us inside the castle of Dourdan, with its belfry, arrow loops, and many fortifications. This castle has a somewhat unusual history: find out why its roof was knocked off and why it was pretty much impregnable.

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Caption 34 [fr]: Donc c'était une émission que tout le monde regardait
Caption 34 [en]: So it was a show that everyone was watching

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel gives us a historical overview of the town of Lagny-sur-Marne, about thirty kilometers southeast of Paris. This small town is full of historical landmarks dating from the Middle Ages, and includes many Art Nouveau-style buildings from the Belle Époque. On a more whimsical note, you will also find a free outdoor library made up of a few books and DVDs in a glass case. Help yourself but don't forget to put them back!

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Caption 38 [fr]: Alors, évidemment, c'est relativement modeste mais malgré tout, le message est clair.
Caption 38 [en]: So obviously, it's relatively modest, but despite everything, the message is clear.

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Daniel on his discovery of Dourdan, a small town in the Essonne department. This charming place is filled with history and boasts a thirteenth-century covered market that has been rebuilt over the years and is still in use today.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Alors c'est dû tout simplement à une histoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Caption 15 [en]: So that's quite simply due to a story from the Second World War.

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Miniji - Gwendal

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Gwendal explains some of the basics of saiboat racing, including what the various signal flags mean, how to reach the starting line correctly, and how to pass the buoys according to the rules.

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Caption 7 [fr]: À tout à l'heure.
Caption 7 [en]: See you later.

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel continues his visit to Lagny-sur-Marne, a small town where extraordinary events took place. Joan of Arc is said to have performed a miracle there on her second visit to Lagny. And the abbey-church of Saint Pierre once harbored a great secret: a nail from Jesus's cross. Unfortunately, the nail was lost, but not forgotten, as it now features on Lagny's coat of arms.

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Caption 32 [fr]: tout à l'heure pendant notre visite à l'église.
Caption 32 [en]: earlier during our visit to the church.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les différentes négations - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia concludes her lesson on negation with a discussion of phrases using sans (without), double negation, and negation in the imperative mood.

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Caption 61 [fr]: à tout bout de champ.
Caption 61 [en]: at every turn.

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Angèle - Je veux tes yeux

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium

Belgian singer Angèle invites us inside her head as she shares her deepest longings and imaginings in "Je veux tes yeux" (I Want Your Eyes). Starting from a photograph, she drifts into a daydream of love illustrated by a beautiful sequences of images.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Mais pas tout de suite, je préfère pas
Caption 19 [en]: But not right away, I prefer not to

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Antoine - La Butte-aux-Cailles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Discover the friendly neighborhood of the Butte-aux-Cailles with Antoine. Although it's in the heart of Paris, this neighborhood feels like a little corner of countryside with all its greenery. And in the evening the village atmosphere comes to life as people, mostly locals, go out for drinks or a meal.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Alors on se croirait pas du tout à Paris,
Caption 13 [en]: So you wouldn't think you're in Paris at all,

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us some more of Lagny-sur-Marne. This small town is famous for its battle with the English (or les Anglois in Old French), valiantly fought by Joan of Arc in 1430. You will also find more peaceful sites like the washhouse, where, by municipal decree, everyone had to be silent....

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Caption 21 [fr]: à quelques mètres tout simplement du centre-ville.
Caption 21 [en]: just a few meters from the center of town.

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Watt’s In - Zaz : On Ira Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In her interview with "Watt's In," Zaz talks about her debut in the music industry and her very first concert in Germany. She expresses her genuine surprise concerning the recent success of her hit songs "Je veux" (I Want) and "On ira" (We'll Go) and is learning to deal with the demands and expectations of her fans.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Les... toutes les radios tout le temps parlaient de "Je veux".
Caption 8 [en]: The... all the radio stations were talking about "Je veux" [I Want] all the time.

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Lagny-sur-Marne, a medieval town on the outskirts of Paris. If history is not your thing, you can visit a small museum where neo-impressionists works are displayed. The pioneers of pointillism made their debut in this charming little town.

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Caption 33 [fr]: et c'est vraiment tout à fait révélateur d'une architecture médiévale.
Caption 33 [en]: and it's very much indicative of medieval architecture.

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Actus Quartier - Devant la SNCF

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A group of people gathered in front of the SNCF (French National Railway Company) headquarters to claim the use of empty buildings owned by the latter. Many people who are homeless or live in unsanitary conditions could greatly benefit from those vacant buildings.

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Caption 88 [fr]: avec les cafards, avec... les souris, le... tout... tout.
Caption 88 [en]: with the cockroaches, with... the mice, the... everything... everything.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les différentes négations - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In part three of this series on negation, Patricia demonstrates the use of adverbs of frequency in the affirmative and in the negative form. Some changes are required with some adverbs.

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Caption 39 [fr]: que je ne fais pas cette action du tout, aller skier.
Caption 39 [en]: that I don't perform this action at all, going skiing.

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Le Mans TV - Youssef Ben Amar, un rappeur engagé en politique

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Youssef Ben Amar is a rapper and political activist who is running for office in the fourth legislative district of the Sarthe department. He shares his views and urges people to take an interest in politics, which he believes is something that all people do every day.

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Caption 46 [fr]: Il ambitionne en tout cas de créer des vocations
Caption 46 [en]: He aspires in any case to create vocations

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